Microsoft Exec Suggests Apple's iPhone 4 Debacle is Apple's "Vista"

From DailyTech: In the realm of bold statements, you might expect Microsoft's vocal and boisterous CEO Steve Ballmer to be sounding off. But instead it was mustachioed chief operating officer Kevin Turner who was playing the axman leveling a wild statement against one of Microsoft's...

Game Developer Expects Nintendo 3DS to Solve Games Piracy Problem

From X-bit Labs: A high-ranking executive from THQ, a leading game developer, said in an interview that Nintendo 3DS, a forthcoming game console, would feature a technology that would help game publishers to stop video game piracy. None of the details are available at the moment, but...

Intel Is Confident in Atom Based Tablets

From X-bit Labs: Although many analysts believe that tablets have all chances to compete directly against netbooks when it comes to content consumption, Intel Corp. still does not see tablets as a threat for netbooks. By contrast, the company believes that tablets will compliment...

Intel to roll out Sandy Bridge chips faster than expected

From InfoWorld: Intel's latest microprocessor family, code-named Sandy Bridge, will start rolling off production lines faster than expected due to rave reviews by customers, the company's CEO said Tuesday.

The world's largest chip maker even plans to spend more money on new factory...

EU Approves Comcast’s Acquisition of NBC Universal

From PC World: The proposed acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast Corporation does not infringe competition laws in the European Economic Area (EEA), the European Commission announced on Wednesday.

The Commission was notified of Comcast's plans to acquire the U.S. media and...

Intel posts $2.9 billion profit, cites strong demand

From CNET News.com: Intel's second-quarter profit surged past the dismal earnings reported in the same period last year.

For the quarter, which ended period ended June 26, Intel earned $2.9 billion, or 51 cents a share, one of the biggest profit showings in its history. And it was...

eBay served with $3.8 billion patent suit

From CNET News.com: A company called XPRT Ventures says transaction system PayPal knowingly incorporated XPRT's e-commerce technology, for which it had filed for U.S. patents, into its own patent applications back in 2003--and has served parent company eBay with a $3.8 billion...

RIAA Spent $64M to Win $1.4M From Pirates Between 06 and 08

From DailyTech:
In the infamous Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) 2008 IRS tax filing, the organization revealed the stunning financial futility of its battle against piracy. The document[PDF], obtained by P2PNet, reads like a lawyer's dream and like a financial...

Consumer Reports Drops iPhone 4 Recommendation

From DailyTech: Customers first started complaining about yellowed screens, problems with the proximity sensor, and issues with reception due to the external antenna on the iPhone 4. The latter problem has resulted in a class action lawsuit against both Apple and AT&T.

Earlier this...

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